What's New in EEP 9.2.0

Summarizes the new features and product updates in Ecosystem Pack (EEP) 9.2.0.

EEP 9.2.0 can be used with releases:
  • 7.5.0
  • 7.4.0
  • 7.3.0 (requires a patch)
  • 7.2.0 (requires a patch)
For more information about EEP and core version support, see EEP Support and Lifecycle Status.

EEP 9.2.0 Versions and Features

EEP 9.2.0 introduced a new ecosystem component: mapr-ezotelcol-0.80.0.39. For more information about OTel, see the notes later on this page.

EEP 9.2.0 provided significant updates to many components. Other components received minor updates. The following table summarizes the significant version updates for EEP 9.2.0:
Component EEP 9.1.2 Version EEP 9.2.0 Version
Airflow 2.6.1.0 2.7.1.0
Data Access Gateway 6.1.0.0 6.2.0.0
Hue 4.6.0.650 4.11.0.0.0
OTel (Not present) 0.80.0.39
Ranger 2.3.0.300 2.4.0.0

To compare the versions of various components in different EEPs, see Component Versions for Released EEPs.

Airflow 2.7.1.0 Support

EEP 9.2.0 updates Airflow to version 2.7.1.0. See Airflow 2.7.1.0 - 2310 (EEP 9.2.0) Release Notes.

Data Access Gateway 6.2 Support

Data Access Gateway 6.2 provides:
  • Full support for distributed Kafka Wire Protocol service.
  • Support for Python, Go, Scala, C Kafka, and Node.js clients.
  • Improved overall cluster throughput by distributing topic partitions evenly among all Data Access Gateway nodes.

Data Access Gateway 6.2 can be used with core 7.5.0, 7.4.0, 7.3.0, and 7.2.0. However, Kafka Wire Service protocol is only available for Data Access Gateway 6.2 running with core 7.4.0 and 7.5.0. When using Data Access Gateway 6.2 with core 7.3.0 or 7.2.0, Kafka Wire Protocol service is disabled. See the Data Access Gateway 6.2 Release Notes.

Hue 4.11.0.0

EEP 9.2.0 updates Hue to version 4.11.0.0. For more information, see Hue 4.11.0.0 - 2310 (EEP 9.2.0) Release Notes.

OTel 0.80.0.39

The new mapr-ezotelcol package enables the OpenTelemetry (OTel) service. OTel is supported on both the as-a-service offering and the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric – Customer Managed platform. For more information, see the OTel 0.80.0.39 Release Notes.

Ranger 2.4.0.0

EEP 9.2.0 updates Ranger to version 2.4.0.0. For more information, see the Ranger 2.4.0.0 - 2310 (EEP 9.2.0) Release Notes.

Support for JDK 11 and JDK 17

EEP 9.2.0 and core 7.5.0 can be used with JDK 11 or JDK 17. However, Installer 1.18.0.4 is not supported on JDK 17. Therefore, installations of or upgrades to EEP 9.2.0 and core 7.5.0 must be performed manually. See Java Support Matrix and Installer Updates.

Using the monitoring components with JRE or JDK 17 is now supported in EEP 9.2.0 or later.

Discontinued Components

The following components are present in earlier ecosystem packs but are not included in EEP 9.2.0:
  • Flume
  • Oozie
  • Pig
  • S3 Gateway
  • Sqoop

For more information, see Discontinued Ecosystem Components.

Installer Support for EEP 9.2.0

Installer 1.18.0.4 supports EEP 9.2.0 and previously released EEPs. For a list of the EEPs that are supported by different versions of the Installer, see Installer EEP Support.

Installer 1.18.0.4 is not supported for use with JDK 17. In addition, Installer 1.18.0.x cannot be used with older versions of Ubuntu. For more information, see Selecting an Installer Version to Use.

EEP Upgrades

If your cluster is running EEP 8.0.0 or 8.1.0, you can upgrade to Ecosystem Pack 9.x.x.

For information about upgrading EEPs, see:
For information about upgrading to core 7.5.0 and EEP 9.2.0, see:

EEP 9.2.0 Ecosystem Components and Release Notes

For a list of the EEP 9.2.0 components and their release notes, see Ecosystem Pack 9.2.0 Release Notes.